northbound

UK
/ˈnɔːθbaʊnd/
US
/ˈnɔrθbaʊnd/

Translations

northboundnoun
northbounds
pl
Used chiefly in transport contexts to mean the lane, track, or flow of traffic moving toward the north.
chaussée en direction du nordEmployé surtout pour la circulation routière ou ferroviaire.
An accident has closed the northbound, causing major delays.
Un accident a fermé la chaussée en direction du nord, provoquant de gros retards.
Additional translations
voie en direction du nordVariante plus générale, notamment pour le rail ou les axes de circulation.
Synonyms
northbound train
northbound traffic
northboundadverb
UK
/ˈnɔːθ.baʊnd/
US
/ˈnɔrθ.baʊnd/
vers le nord
We continued northbound for another fifty miles.
Nous avons continué vers le nord pendant encore cinquante miles.
Synonyms
in a northerly direction
up north
towards the north
toward the north
to the north
northboundadjective
more northbound
Comp.
most northbound
Super.
UK
/ˈnɔːθbaʊnd/
US
/ˈnɔrθbaʊnd/
dirigé vers le nord
The northbound train will arrive at the station in ten minutes.
Le train dirigé vers le nord arrivera en gare dans dix minutes.
en direction du nordS’emploie pour une voie, une chaussée ou un côté de route orienté vers le nord.
There were long delays on the northbound carriageway after the accident.
Il y a eu de longs retards sur la chaussée en direction du nord après l’accident.
Additional translations
en direction du nord
Synonyms
heading north
toward the north
Antonyms

Definitions

northboundnoun
The carriageway, track, or stream of traffic that moves toward the north.
An accident has closed the northbound, causing major delays.
northboundadverb
Toward the north.
We continued northbound for another fifty miles.
northboundadjective
Moving or directed towards the north.
The northbound train will arrive at the station in ten minutes.
Situated on, serving, or describing the side (of a road, railway line, etc.) that carries traffic toward the north.
There were long delays on the northbound carriageway after the accident.